The College's AM radio station has been in a state of turmoil the last 10 days, with students questioning personnel and programming decisions.
Now it is unclear whether WDCR will still play its own music or will begin playing only news or simulcast WFRD, the College's FM radio station.
The conflict began on Jan. 16 with the resignation of WDCR's Programming Director Pammela Quinn '95 because of the actions of the station's general manager, Philip Augur '95.
Augur "was making a lot of policies without consulting the Board of Directors," Quinn said.
Quinn said, "I came back from break to see he boxed up all CD's."
"On Dec. 20, he sent a letter to all station members saying that during Winter term WDCR would not be running its own shows and that it would be simulcasting WFRD [the College's FM radio station]," Quinn said.
The letter from Augur said "there's hardly a better time for Dartmouth Broadcasting to kick off a talk/news format on WDCR."
The Board of Overseers of Dartmouth Broadcasting overrode Augur's decision to make these format changes.
Clarence Adams, the board's chair, is currently putting together a task force to evaluate WDCR.
The controversy over the future of WDCR continued on Jan. 23 when the radio station's directorate selected Keith Miles '96 to replace Quinn as WDCR's programming chair.
This decision sparked a "blitz war" among staff members of WDCR over the legitimacy of the selection process. Members questioned whether Miles should have been chosen instead of Phillip Cheung '97.
Cara Abercrombie '97, who was a disc jockey on WDCR, resigned "on the principle of the selection process."
"The view of the 1340 deejays was not represented in the selection process," she said. "I think it's ridiculous to choose someone so involved in WFRD to become the Programming Director of WDCR."
Miles did not work at WDCR during the Fall term.
Rosemary Ledesma '96 said she is considering resigning because of the selection.
"We don't feel that he could represent us because of his background," Ledesma said.
Cheung said he also was surprised by the result.
"I actually did expect to be selected," he said. "I don't think Miles can work with the people at WDCR very well."
However, Augur said "the selection was based on the Dartmouth Broadcasting bylaws."
Although Miles has been labeled an "FM person" by several WDCR members, he said he wants no format changes. "My whole intention is to protect the integrity of the station," he said.